Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-25
THE EAST.

A DISEASE SAID to be Texas fever, has
broken out among the cattle in the neigh
borhood of Oswego, N. Y.
AN Albany special to the New York
World says: The story published al
leglng a contest between Colonel Dan
Lamont and ex-Secretary Daniel Manning
for the control of the Albany Argus, and
connecting the President with the affair, is
denied by Colonel Lamont.
DIR. BRIDGE, the State Veterinary Sur
geon, recently visited Manor township,
near Lancaster, Pa, to investigate an al
legged case of pleuro-pneumonia- No traces
of the disease were found, and the doctor
stated that there was not a case in Penn
9Slvania.
FREDERICK TUDOR, manufacturer of steam
heating apparatus, at 222 East Twenty
fourth street, New York, has made an as
signment.
The yacht Lucille sunk between Marble
head, Mass, and Providence, r. L, recent
ly. The crew were saved.
THE New York Herald, of the 18th. pub
lished a story of an American fishing YES
sci being fired upon by Canadian cruiser
and sunk with loss of fifteen lives in the
oGulf of st. Lawrence. There was no con-
frmation of the report at Ottawa or Wash
ington.
FOUR persons were killed by the Newport
express train, which struck a carriage at
10th.
Four persons were killed by the Newport
express train, which struck carriage at
Five Mile River, Conn.,, on the night of the
10Th.
THE corner stone of the Bennington (Vt.)
battle monument was laid on the 10th in the
presence Of the Governors of Vermont,
New Hampshire and Massachusetts and a
large number of spectators.
TEN large ice houses owned by Colonel C..
L. Barrett, of Cleveland, o., at Chautauqua
lake, N. Y, and six freight cars were de-
stroyed by fire recently, causing So 600
loss.
THE Standard Oil Company recently
asked United States Marshal Stafford, of
New York, for protection to their new
Town Creek property, asserting that their
striking employees threatened to obstruct
the passage of boats on the creek. The re-
quest was refused.
The Pennsylvania Republican convention
met at Harrisburg on the 18th. Captain
William B. Hart was nominated for State
Treasurer; Henry w. Williams, Supreme
Judge. The platform Endorsed James C.
Blame for the Presidency.
RICHARD BEAN, of Boston, a herCiic dri-
yer, and his brother John, also a hackman,
and a sister have been notified that they
are joint heirs to a fortune of $4,000. 600
left by Thomas Bean, who recently died at
Bonham, Tex.
THE Thistle arrived at New York on the
10th and IS being prepared for the race with
the Volunteer for the Americas cup.
AT1he Pacific Mail directors meeting at
New York on the 18th the executive com
mitteo was ordered to take steps:to reduce
the capital stock one-half, and if this is
done the payment OF dividends will be re-
sumed at once
TIE Universal Peace Union at New Lon
don, Conn, recently passed resolutions
looking to the establishment of arbitration
instead of war, favoring general disarma-
ment and the substitution of international
courts for military systems; favorins
woman suffrage, prohibition, justice fol
Ireland and couciliatory policy with the In
dams, and denouncing capital punishment
GUzNAN BLANCO, President of Venezuela
was in New York recently He complained
of British seizures of territory of Venezue
la, and said the object of the British was tc
obtain possession of the mouth of the Orino
CO He wanted the United States to inter
ferc-
The falling of an elevator in G.. Lidein.
berg d Co.'s building, ON Mercer street
New York, recently resulted in the death
of one woman, fatally injury of man.
and slight injury TO about a dozen girls
The elevator boy was unable to work the
catches and the elevator, which was heav-
lily loaded with work people, was precipl
tated to the bottom.
PRoF. FOWLER, the phrenologist and lee
tllrer, died at Sharon, Conn.,, on the 18th,
of spinal trouble.
MALCOLM FORD was reported dangerously
i'll at the Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn. His constitution was ruined by
excessive training while champion all
round athlete. Three surgical operations
were performed without avail and his cass
evas considered hopeless.